# Accident 19900731029329A: Rolsch LS3A, Sparks, NV, July 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sparks, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5407° N, 119.7492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5407&lon=-119.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34AZ-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider OHG LS3-A (registry code 3801214, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ohg-ls3-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,939 total, 48 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900731029329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE ON RECENT INJURED HEAD AND ARM. UNABLE CONTROL PITCH. BAILED OUT. PUSHPULL ROD BROKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA264), Jul 31, 1990: Rolladen-Schneider LS3-A (N34AZ), Sparks, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE GLIDER AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING AN INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS TURBULENT WEATHER…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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